NR 442 COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING FINAL
EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
4. A nurse is preparing a community health program on communicable
diseases. When discussing modes of transmission, the nurse should
include which of the following as an airborne illness?
a. cholera
b. malaria
c. influenza
d. salmonella - correct answer- c. influenza
A business executive develops symptoms of the flu 1 day after returning
by air from a cross-Atlantic business trip that ran for 2 consecutive
stressful 10-hour days. This individual's development of flu symptoms
illustrates the relationship between:
host and agent.
morbidity and disease.
host, agent, and environment.
risk and causality. - correct answer- host, agent, and environment.
A case management nurse at an acute care facility is conducting an initial
visit with a client to identify needs prior to discharge home. After
developing a working relationship with the client, the nurse is engaging
in the referral process. Which of the following should be the first action
by the nurse?
,a. Monitor the client's satisfaction with the referral
b. Provide client information to referral agencies
c. Review available resources with the client
d. Identify referrals that the client needs - correct answer- D. Identify
referrals that the client needs
A case manager submits documentation that a nursing visit was
completed at a client's home, but it was never performed. According to
the general areas of legal risk, how would this action best be
categorized?
A.
liability for managing care
B.
fraud / abuse
C.
negligent referral
D.
confidentiality / security - correct answer- fraud / abuse
A child came to school coughing almost constantly. The next day, six
other children in the same school room were coughing. Which of the
following types of outbreak would the nurse suspect?
,Common source.
Mixed.
Propagated.
Intermittent. - correct answer- Common source.
A CHN is determining available needed supplies in the event of a
bioterrorism attack. The nurse should be aware that community
members exposed to anthrax will need access to which of the following
medications?
a. metronidazole (flagyl)
b. ciproflaxin (Cipro)
c. zanamivir (Relenza)
d. fluconazole (diflucan - correct answer- b. ciproflaxin (Cipro)
A client is back for his follow-up appointment and says to the nurse, "I
know, I know. I drink to much, but the job is so stressful that I need to
find a way to unwind at the end of the day. You would too"! The nurse
should recognize that this is a primary symptom of addiction known as
_________?
Denial
Social drug use patterns
Setting variable
Coping - correct answer- Denial
, a community health nurse is educating the public on the agents of
bioterrorism. Which of the following are Category A biological agents?
(SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)
a. hantavirus
b. typhus
c. plague
d. tularemia
e. botulism - correct answer- c. plague
d. tularemia
e. botulism
a community is experiencing the Honeymoon phase following a disaster.
Which of the followingis most likely to occur in the community?
a. First responders work tirelessly to save others
b. Survivors share their stories
c. Medical personnel experience exhaustion
d. Community organizations rebuild the community - correct answer-
b. Survivors share their stories
A district health nurse is assigned to two rural counties in the state. To
achieve the best outcomes possible in reducing the health disparities for
the large number of frail older clients in the two counties. The nurse
should consider using what community-oriented nursing skill ________?
Assessment
EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
4. A nurse is preparing a community health program on communicable
diseases. When discussing modes of transmission, the nurse should
include which of the following as an airborne illness?
a. cholera
b. malaria
c. influenza
d. salmonella - correct answer- c. influenza
A business executive develops symptoms of the flu 1 day after returning
by air from a cross-Atlantic business trip that ran for 2 consecutive
stressful 10-hour days. This individual's development of flu symptoms
illustrates the relationship between:
host and agent.
morbidity and disease.
host, agent, and environment.
risk and causality. - correct answer- host, agent, and environment.
A case management nurse at an acute care facility is conducting an initial
visit with a client to identify needs prior to discharge home. After
developing a working relationship with the client, the nurse is engaging
in the referral process. Which of the following should be the first action
by the nurse?
,a. Monitor the client's satisfaction with the referral
b. Provide client information to referral agencies
c. Review available resources with the client
d. Identify referrals that the client needs - correct answer- D. Identify
referrals that the client needs
A case manager submits documentation that a nursing visit was
completed at a client's home, but it was never performed. According to
the general areas of legal risk, how would this action best be
categorized?
A.
liability for managing care
B.
fraud / abuse
C.
negligent referral
D.
confidentiality / security - correct answer- fraud / abuse
A child came to school coughing almost constantly. The next day, six
other children in the same school room were coughing. Which of the
following types of outbreak would the nurse suspect?
,Common source.
Mixed.
Propagated.
Intermittent. - correct answer- Common source.
A CHN is determining available needed supplies in the event of a
bioterrorism attack. The nurse should be aware that community
members exposed to anthrax will need access to which of the following
medications?
a. metronidazole (flagyl)
b. ciproflaxin (Cipro)
c. zanamivir (Relenza)
d. fluconazole (diflucan - correct answer- b. ciproflaxin (Cipro)
A client is back for his follow-up appointment and says to the nurse, "I
know, I know. I drink to much, but the job is so stressful that I need to
find a way to unwind at the end of the day. You would too"! The nurse
should recognize that this is a primary symptom of addiction known as
_________?
Denial
Social drug use patterns
Setting variable
Coping - correct answer- Denial
, a community health nurse is educating the public on the agents of
bioterrorism. Which of the following are Category A biological agents?
(SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)
a. hantavirus
b. typhus
c. plague
d. tularemia
e. botulism - correct answer- c. plague
d. tularemia
e. botulism
a community is experiencing the Honeymoon phase following a disaster.
Which of the followingis most likely to occur in the community?
a. First responders work tirelessly to save others
b. Survivors share their stories
c. Medical personnel experience exhaustion
d. Community organizations rebuild the community - correct answer-
b. Survivors share their stories
A district health nurse is assigned to two rural counties in the state. To
achieve the best outcomes possible in reducing the health disparities for
the large number of frail older clients in the two counties. The nurse
should consider using what community-oriented nursing skill ________?
Assessment
